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In 1461, the mysterious enigmatic Nicholas is in Florence. Backed by none other than Cosimo de' Medici, he will sail the Black Sea to Trebizond, last outpost of Byzantium, and the last jewel missing from the crown of the Ottoman Empire. But trouble lies ahead. Nicholas's step-daughter - at the tender age of thirteen - has eloped with his rival in trade: a Machiavellian Genoese who races ahead of Nicholas, sowing disaster at every port. And time is of the essence: Trebizond may fall tot he Turks at any moment. Crackling with wit, breathtakingly paced, THE SPRING OF THE RAM is a pyro technic blend of scholarship and narrative shimmering with the scents, sounds, colors and combustible emotions of the 15th century.
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Dorothy Dunnett is the author of the world famous Lymond Chronicles set during the sixteenth century, as well as the on-going House of Niccolo series. She was awarded the OBE for services to literature in 1992. She lives in Edinburgh.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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This is the second in the series of 'The House of Niccolo'. This time the author takes the central character, Nicholas - an apprentice who has risen through marriage to head a trading company - to an adventure in the last outpost of western culture in the East, Trebizond. The story flows with more twists and turns than one would expect. Through competition from his arch rival Pagano Doria, and mixing with emperors, Nicholas has to use all his growing skills in intrique and busines, to keep on the pathway of survival and profit. This is a great book, as soon as I had finished it, the next in the series was ordered.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Volume two of the Niccolo-series sees Niccolo/Nicholas setting out for the Ottoman empire as the head of the Charetty trader-family to outdo all rival merchants with the incomparable gusto he already demonstrated in "Niccolo Rising".
As the first volume, and all the following, this is a historical novel of a breathtaking depth and beauty. Do yourself a favour, buy them all in a single go and then just sit down and enjoy.
As the first volume, and all the following, this is a historical novel of a breathtaking depth and beauty. Do yourself a favour, buy them all in a single go and then just sit down and enjoy.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Dorothy Dunnett has done it again! Another multi coloured gloriously detailed picture of a long gone civilization peopled by complex and believable human beings giving yet another utterly enjoyable read.The greatest writer of historical novels!
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Bringing the C15th to life
This is the second volume of Dunnett's second great series built around the enigmatic Nicholas, once a dyer's apprentice in Bruges, and now the leader of a trading company setting... Read more
Published on 26 May 2008 by Roman Clodia
The spring of the ram
An excellent read, absorbing and full of detail. I never fully understood the relationship between Nicolas and Marion, maybe I shall find out the next time. Read more
Published on 21 Aug 2005 by A. Penfold
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